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Castro Valley: Police find gator next to 34 pounds of marijuana

By Natalie Neysa Alund Oakland Tribune

Posted:
01/10/2013 09:30:07 AM PST

Updated:
01/10/2013 09:57:55 AM PST

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A live 5-foot alligator was found guarding 34 pounds of processed dried marijuana when the Alameda County Sheriffs Office Special Investigation Unit did a probation compliance check in the 19000 block of Mount Jasper Drive in Castro Valley, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. The processed dried marijuana and alligator were in an acrylic tank, in the bedroom, which acted as a deterrent to would be marijuana thieves. The alligator, "Mr Teeth," was acquired by the suspect Assif Mayar, 32, in 1996 to commemorate the death of Rapper Tupac Shakur. Mayar was taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, and Mr. Teeth was taken to the Oakland Zoo.
(Alameda County Sheriff's Office)